Vehicle bumper and luggage-carrier support



Liis's F. J. LAHER I yza cm BUMPER AND LUGGAGE CARRIER SUPPORT FiledNov} 24, 1925 Java/7751' War/J T146 h nterland iitiey it, 3.37 3??? o onrFr trtile time I J. BAKER, 03: PORTLAND, OREGQN.

AND LUGGAGEAJARRIER SUPPQBT.

hppliestibn filed November 24, 1925. Serial ltio. 71,153.

The object of my'inventioiiis to provide an attachment for motorvehicles which attachment comprises a. bumper, s lu 'age' cnrrienend a.supporting bracket therefor,- u said bracket being srranged to supportSit-1d.

bumper and. said (3&132101 in fixed relation ship with each other uponone end of soul motor vehicle,. seid attachment being adjustable as abody towards and from that end is of the motor vehicle.

, A further and. incidental object of my invention is to provide abracket in attachment of this charecter, which bracket is adopted toprovide a sturdy support for the bumper and is srrsnged pivotnliy tosupport :1 luggage cerrier'between send bumper and the end of said motorvehicle, said bracket fur: ther being provided with means," spnced fromsaid pivot, for supporting the free end of said pivoted luggage carrierwhen the latter is arranged in horizontal or luggage carrying position.I I attain these objects by providingn pair of arms adapted to besecured to s'nd in parallel rebut-ion with, the ends of the frame sidesoi? the vehicle. Upon each of said arms, .ii mount a bracket, the bodyof each bracket being provided with upstanding web portions adapted forheving nhorizontnl luggage carrier pivotally fastened thereto, withanother web portion adapted for having an end of a. bumper fastenedthereto and a third Web portion arranged inwardly of the both of saidbrackets by which the latter can beilocked in set position. Thiszirrnngement is particularly desireble when the combined bumper andluggage carrier attachment is-erranged at the rear end of a vehicle,exteriorly of the extre.

tirs rack and the tire carried thereby, for the reason that'theattachment can be moved mwsrdlv along the supporting arms and on bumpersupporting web and below the lug-- ranged in abutment with said sparetiretoee prevent the letter from being removed end stolen The details ofmy invention and their relative arrangement are hereinafter described ingreater detail with. reference to no the accompanying drawings in which:Fig. l is an frsgmentnry perspective view of theresr end of anautomobile, showing my improved attachment in place thereon; the end ofthe automobile, the frame sides, as spjure tire, bumper and lug a ecarrier are, shown in dotted outline en the supporting arms and bracketslidnbly mounted thereon being shown in full lines;

Fig. 2' is is broken plan view of'the reiir 7o ends-or" the automobileframe sides with my improved attachment carriedv thereby;

Fig. 3 is substantially a. side elevation of my attachment taken on theline -3-3 Eli :5.

Fig; 4 is a perspective view of one of the bracketswhich slidablysupport the luggage carrier and bumper upon the parallel arms;

Fig. 5 is anenlsrged fragmentary view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2,showing.

how a lock is adapted to hold the fastening; set-screw in place; and oFig. 6 is a fragmentary section tnken on the line 6- -6 of Fig. 2.

arms a, bracketo is f Upon. each of said mounted, said bracket having abody com w prising n sleeve portion 0' and a web portion 0 which isadapted to support one end of a luggage carrier d, a web portion 0?,which i isedepted to support one end of a bumper,

e and n laterally turned flange 0*, which is arranged inwardly of saidweb portions 0 and below the hole f in the web portion 0*;

Through. said hole f in the web portion 0 on each of said brackets, Imount bolts 9 for pivotully supporting the luggage carrier 6. Connectingsaid, laterally turned flange 0* and the main body of said bracket is n'connectin web a which is adopted to pro vent the rocket strum becomingdistorted.

.7 I 1' My combined bumper and luggage carrier 85 f That. is, saidbracket consists of two flat sections arranged normal to eachother, oneof said sections carryingithe sleeve '0' and the web portions and theother flat section carrying the web portion a for supporting the bumper,and the inturned flange c for supporting the lugfigage carrier in ex Itended position. said at sections are con- 'nected, braced and held inangular position by 'the web c, which is thus, adapted to strengthensaid'b'racketso as to withstand the shocks to which said bracketissubjected through the bumper e. Said web 0 also serves to strengthenthe flange c, which supports the free end of the p'ivoted luggagecarrier at when arranged in horizontal or load supporting position.Bolts h extend through the hole 73 in the web a of the bracket and,together with clips j, fasten the bumper to the brackets.

Each of said brackets is slidably mounted V upon its supporting arm a,saidarm being partially encompassed by the sleeve portion 0 of saidbracket. Said arms are arranged parallel to each other and are ofsubstantially uniform cross-section. Said sleeves are proportioned to beslightly larger than the arms so that they have a free sliding fit onthe latter.

. I provide means, such as the set-screws 7a which are threaded intosaid brackets and which engage the arms'a to hold the brackets in setposition.

In this, manner the combined bumper andluggage carrier attachment can bearranged upon the armsf so as to abut against the lower edge of the reartire, as shown in Fig. 1, and fastened to prevent said tire from beingremoved from its'rack, and stolen.

To prevent the set-screws J: from being backed ofi and the attachmentmoved outwardly, I provide fastening means such as thelock Z upon eitheror both of said setscrews. To accommodate said lock the shanks k of thesaid set-screws are squared, said squared portion being substantiallysmaller indiameter than the head of said set-screw, as shown in Fig. 3,In alincment with said set-screw and adjacent thererotuberance m formedon' to, I rovide a the si e of the racket so that the beep Z of the lockZcan be fitted tightly about the shank of the set-screw k and theprotuberance soas to preventthe rotation of said.

shift said bum er and luggage carrier to aposition in a utment with saidtire, and then by fastening and locking said bracket to its supportingarms, said parts serve as bars to prevent the lateral unseating of saidtire.

The luggagecairrier d in vertical position is. arran ed behind thebumper, so as to be protected by the latter, butat the same time coversthe lower part of the tire and gage'carrier is arranged in horizontalposition the flange 0 supports the free end of said pivoted lug agecarrier which, be-

ing slightly above t e bumper as shown in Fig. 3, permits said luggagecarrier to overlie the latter although not resting upon same. I a

My improved bracket thus serves to support said bumper and said luggagecarrier independently of each other, and at the same time provides acommon support for its rack to protectthe latter. When the lug both soas to permit the same to be shifted as a-body towards the end of themotor vehicle.

I claim:

1. In means for supporting an auxiliary device upon one end of the'sideframes of a vehicle, a bracket consisting of two flat sections arrangednormal to each other, one thereof provided with a sleeve for'mounting ona supporting arm, each of said sections being provided with fasteningmeans forv said auxiliary device.

2, In means for supporting an auxiliary device upon one endof the sideframesv of a vehicle, a bracket consisting of two flat sections arrangednormalto each other, one thereof provided with a sleeve for mounting ona supporting arm, each of said sections being provided with fasteningmeans for said auxiliary device, a web connecting said sections, one ofsaid sections being provided with a perforation below said web and theother with the perforation above said web.

3. A combined bumper and luggage car-- rier attachment for vehicles,comprising a pair of arms adapted to be secured'to, and in parallelrelation with the rear ends of the frame sides of the vehicle; a bracketslidably mounted upon each of said arms, I

the body of each bracket being provided withweb portions adapted forhaving a luggage carrier fastened thereto and with another web portionadapted for having an end of a bumper fastened thereto.

4. A combined bumper and luggage carrier attachment for vehicles,comprising a air of arms adapted to be secured to, and in parallelrelation with the. rear ends of the frame'sides of the vehicle, abracket slidably mounted upon each of said arms, the body of eachbracket being provided with web portions adapted for having a with webportions adapted for having a luggage carrier fastened thereto and withanother web portion adapted for having an end of a bumper fastenedvthereto, said bracket also havin a v laterally turned flange, saidflange being arranged inwardly hi the web portion adapted for support-.ing abumper and being arranged below the support for said luggagecarrier.

6. A combined bumper and luggage carrier attachment for 'vehicles,comprising'a pair of arms adapted to be secured to, and in parallelrelation with the rear ends of the frame sides of. the vehicle, abracketslidably mounted upon each of said arms, means carried by one ofsaid brackets and'adapted to engage the arm upon which said bracket isslidahly mounted. Y

7. A combined bumper andiluggage carrier attachment for vehicles,comprising a pair of arms adapted to be secured to, and

- in parallel relation with the rear ends of the frame sides of thevehicle, a bracket slidably mounted upon each of said arms, the body ofeach bracket being provided with web portions adapted for having aluggage ,carrier fastened thereto and with another web portion adaptedfor having an end of a bumper fastened thereto and means carried byoneof said brackets and adapted to enga 'e the arm upon which said bracketis slidably mounted. l

8. A combined bumper and luggage carrier attachment for vehicles,comprising a' pair of arms adapted t o'be secured to, and in parallelrelation with'the rear ends of the frame sides of the vehicle, a bracketslidably. mounted upon each of said arms, the bod gage carrier fastenedthereto and with another web portion adapted for having an end of abump'e fastened theret0,'an adjust able set-screw rried by one of saidbrackmcls and adapted to engage the arm upon which said bracket isslidably mounted, a projection arranged adjacent said set-screw, saidscrew" being provided with portions adapted to be engaged by-holdingmeans passed over said. projection and set-screw, said portions beingformed to preventthe rotation of'said screw when the holding means arein place.

, 9. A. combined bumper and luggage car rier attachment for-vehicles,comprising a pair of arms adapted tobe secured to, and

in parallel relation with. the rear ends of.

the frame sides of the vehicle, a'bracket slidably mounted upon each ofsaid arms, the body of each bracket being provided with web poptionsadapted for having a luggage carrier fastened thereto and withanother-web portion adapted for having an end of abuulper fastenedthereto, an adjustable sci-screw carried by one of said brackets andvadapted to engage the arm upon which said bracket is slidably mounted, aprojection arranged adjacent said set- Screw, said screw being providedwith flat sided portions adapted to be engaged by holding means passedover said pro3ection and set-screw, said portions being formedto-prevent the rotation of said screw when theholdingirpegms are in.place;

l 10. A combined bumper and luggage carrier attachment for vehicles,comprising a pair of arms adapted to be secured to;'and in parallelrelation with the rear ends of the framesides of the vehicle, a bracketslidably mounted upon each of; said arms, the body 0i. each bracketbeing'provided with web portions adapted Qiior having a luggage carrierfastened thereto and with another -web portion adapted for having an endof a bumper fastened theretofsaid bracket also having a; laterallyturned flange, said flange being arranged inwardly of the web portionadapted for supporting a bumper and being arranged below the support forsaid luggage carrier, an adjustable set-screw car-- ried by one of saidbrackets and adaptedto engage the arm upon which said bracket isslidably'mounted, a projection arranged ad.

picent said set'screw, said. screw being pro vided with flat sidedportions adapted to be too engaged by holding means passed over saidprojection and set-screw, said portions bemg formed to prevent therotation of said 11. A combined bumper and luggage carrier attachmentfor yelncles, comprising a, air of arms adapted to be secured to, and

screw when the holding means are in place, of each bracket beingprovided 'with we portionsv adapted for having alugin parallel relation,with ends of the frame sides of a vehicle, a frame-like supportslidablyJmounted on each of said arms, said frame-like support adaptedto; carry a' bumper at one end thereof and. a luggage carrier at oneside thereof, said frame suplid port andthe devices carried therebybeing adapted to be adjusted a body toward and from the end of saidvehicle.

' FRANK J. LAHER.

